Believe it or not, self-driving cars will actually be on the road this month in Pittsburgh, from none other than Uber. Customers in downtown Pittsburgh will be able to request self-driving cars from Uber’s fleet of specially modified Volvo SUVs.

State lawmakers in California and Michigan are close to allowing vehicles without humans behind the wheel very soon. It will be in a test capacity, and potentially in limited driving situations, but on public roads nonetheless.

The next version of Google Maps appears to include a new parking feature: it will send text-alerts about the availability of parking near the driver’s destination, based on number of spaces, time of day and nearby events.